Regulation 15 Amendments to Article 54

Article 54 (frequency of documentary checks, identity checks and physical checks) is amended as follows.

In paragraph 1, for “All consignments” substitute “Subject to any alternative provision in regulations made under paragraph 3 or 4 of this Article, all consignments”.

In paragraph 2, for “Identity checks and physical checks” substitute “Documentary checks, identity checks and physical checks”.

In paragraph 3—

In paragraph 4, for the first unnumbered paragraph substitute—

“The appropriate authority may make regulations laying down rules on the frequency of documentary checks, identity checks and physical checks for—

(a)

the categories of goods referred to in point (c) of Article 47(1) which are within the scope of Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031^f1;

(b)

the categories of goods referred to in point (d) of Article 47(1);

(c)

the categories of animals and goods referred to in points (e) and (f) of Article 47(1).

Regulations under point (a) may make provision for a single frequency rate to be applied to a consignment of goods where the constituent parts of the consignment would otherwise be subject to different frequency rates, with such rate determined by the risk posed by each individual commodity as well as the overall size and composition of the consignment.”.